St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-26
THAT FATEFUl NIGHT.
The Taking of Testimony Begun in the
Trial Of the Alleged shyerof
Mr.. Haddock.
a Brother Preacher Tells How They Drove
About Sioux Citys Business
Streets.
He Held the Horse and the Dead Man
Looked in the Saloon
Windows.
Men Who Heard the Fatal Shot Fired
and Saw the Dying
Victim.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
Sioux CITY, Ia. March 25.-The trial
of the Haddock case continued to-day and
twelve witnesses were examined. The first
called was Deputy Sheriff Davenport, who
testified to seeing Haddock's body at the
place of the killing, and to the proceedings
III the court room on the day of the murder.
at which Arensdort. Treiber. Munchrath and
Leader were present The witness went
clong when the body was removed to the
residence. Chief of Police Nebon testified
TO the same points, and also to finding q
small iron wheel with a rope attached,
that Haddock had in
HIS RIGHT HAND
when shot. DR.. Z. Z. Commit, at that time
acting coroner. was called, and said hs
had practiced in Sioux City three years.
He knew Rev. Haddock Heard of his
death between II and 12 o'clock on the
night OF Aug. 3. Went to the corner Of
Fourth and Water streets, where the body
was lying with the head on the sidewalk
and the feet in the gutter. He was dead.
The body was covered with gum
coat. He examined the body and found
watch and Sc on the person. He found a
wound in the neck made by bullet. The
went out at all angle between the chin and
jaw oil the right side. He found no other
wound. Next morning Drs. Berger. Knott,
Savage and myself examined the body.
There was blood all over the person when,
l first saw the body. The wound was fatal
in character. Death came from hemorr-
hage caused by the seyering of a vital blood
vessel. DIR. A. G. Berger was called and
testified as to the
CHARACTER OF THE WOUND.
which agreed with the evidence before the
coroner's jury. Deputy Marshal Lager
testified as follows: WAS at the council
the evening of the murder Was on Pearl.
near Fourth street. when heard shot I
hurried down West Fourth street and
looked down towards the water. I saw
window of the Lone Star restaurant go up
and heard a woman say. Some one has
been shot, l found Haddock on the walk
being held by Ryan. He was leaning for
ward and bleeding at the mouth. 1 spoke
to him. He made a gurgliug noise and
only lived a few seconds" Rev. c. G.
Turner, who was with Haddock on tht
fatal night was called and said: Il saw
Haddock about fifteen minutes before his
death on Cook street. He was in buggy
driving away. / had been with him that
evening. l saw him during the Injunction
trials Of Henry Sherman Mag Willis and
Fred Lerch. HaddOck took very promi-
nent part in these cases in securing eYi-
dence, and as a witness and in assisting the
prosecution. 1 was with him at various
places when he was trying to secure eYi-
dence. L saw him looking into the vim
| dOwS of saloons to see what was going on.
[ heard he and Wood talking in reference
to securing evidence. After we left the
Hubbard we went to Merrilps stable on
Water street, where we secured single
/ rig, top buggy, with SOrrel horse. ]
4alseFs the horse. / .s7a 5a zss-
ttssfFfn GAVE MY NAME IS . g1tJoc
| at the stable. The buggy had a curtain on
the right side. Haddock sat on this side.
l was on the left side. On this side there
was no curtain. We drove north and east
to Haddock's house, on Seventh street. He
went in and changed his clothes. 1t was
rainy. dark night. We drove away and
went to Kelly's saloon. He here got out Of
the buggy to obtain evidence, and looked
into the window of Kelly's saloon. I drove
about until Haddock had got the evidence
desired. We came back and drove to Fish
er's saloon. He got out to obtain evidence.
| We got the evidence, turned around and
came back" Wesley Htchner, stable
man at Merrilrs testified as to the preach
erS' getting the horse and buggy, and about
a man coming to inquire if they had re-
| turned. Thomas Jarvis. colored stable
man, said: ''Revs. Turner and Haddoek
got rig out of the barn on the night Of
Aug. 5, 1886, at 9 o'clock. 1t was dark.
stormy night. They refused to give their
names, but finally gave the name of G. G.
Turner as the party hiring the rig. The
rig was returned at 10 o'clock, Rev. Had
dock being alone. The
| MAN SAW DEAD
that night was the same who returned with
the rig. When was unhitching the horse
| | could see dozen men across the street
on the corner of Fourth and Water. l was
unhitchng the horse when 1 heard the shot
fired. He did not speak after the shot.
Haddoek was back by the office door when
he said he could take care of himself. Had
not noticed parties standing OH the street
until Haddock called my attention to the
fact" DR.. j. P. Savage testified to max
ing an examination of the body as it lay in
the street and described the wound. John
| McGregor, stableman at MerrilrS, testified
i in substance the same as Kitchener and
/ Jarvis. Charles Eberhardt, proprietor Of
1 the Columbia house, in front of which the
murder occurred, testified that he was in
the hotel playing cards when the shot was
fired. He took lantern and went out an0
due there. A man came in about an houf
before the shooting to inquire if the buggy
had returned Jack Ryan, the first man tF
reach Haddock after he fell, swore as fol-
! lows: Il was at the engine house about
| an hour before the shooting. Went down
Fourth street just before the shooting. I
was in front of Dennis OConnelrs door
way at 214 Fourth street. While standing
there l saw about
DOZEN MEN
go west OH Fourth not to exceed ten min
utes before the shooting. They seemed to
be in hurry. l recognized Harry Leavitt
and spoke to him. merely passing the time
of day. Did not notice any of the others.
Leavitt spoke first. He said: Hello,
Jack and passed along. After these par.
ties went by it was not to exceed ten min.
uteS when the shot occurred. then started
in that direction. l saw parties run up
| Water and across the vacant lot. One man
came up the walk running. Another party
ran in the street and then to the sidewalk.
! When l got to the corner Haddock only
made gurgllng noise" At the conclusion
of Ryan'S testimony County Attorney
| Marsh asked that no further action be taken
until morning, it being nearly o'clock and
NJ. ID. O'Connell. one OF the states counsel.
had not arrived, and it was desired that he
be present when the important testimony
was introduced that would come next. This
was not resisted by defense, and court ad-
! journed until 9 o'clock tomorrow. It is
talked freely to-day that Ed Carran. who
| was here during the preliminary hearing of
| the Haddock case, is to arrive soon with
! George Treiber, as witness for the state.
| Some months ago Canan went New
| Y York. oStenSibly to accept position on lie
Star but it is now said that he crossed the